'Cautiously Optimistic': War Hero’s Medal of Honor Awaits Trump Decision A decade after Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis died shielding a fellow soldier in Afghanistan, his family now waits as President...
This NFL Player Lost Both Legs at Iwo Jima – and Rallied His Platoon to Keep Fighting Jack Lummus' heroism dwarfed anything he did for the Giants in his short time with the franchise, but they never forgot his...
Hamburger Hill Veteran Finally Receives Bronze Star Army veteran George Layman was a radio operator during the bloody Battle of Hamburger Hill in 1969. After waiting decades, he...
America's Last Living Ace Pilot from World War II Dies at Age 103 A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy...
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
Buffalo Soldiers Would Get Highest Congressional Honor Under Senate Proposal More than 150 years after the first regiments of Buffalo Soldiers were formed, a bipartisan pair of senators is looking to...
Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Awarded Medals for Heroic Texas Flood Rescues The Corpus Christi, Texas, crew is credited with rescuing 18 people and helping to evacuate 165 from life-threatening...
Army Dramatically Expands Combat Patch Eligibility The policy shift, issued last week, covers soldiers who served in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon...
Tim Kennedy, Green Beret and Army Hype Man, Under Investigation for Lying About Combat Valor The admission by Kennedy, who is often seen promoting the Army's top brass, triggered an investigation and raised fresh...
The Medal of Honor Fraud Case that Took Stolen Valor to the Extreme H.L.I. Lordship Industries of Long Island, New York, admitted to selling unauthorized versions of the Medal of Honor, the...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.
Here’s When VA Benefits Do and Don’t Count as Income, for Taxes and Otherwise VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both federal and state levels. You don't report it on your tax return...
How Veterans at Grey Bull Rescue Are Bringing Americans Home From the World’s Most Dangerous Places When Americans become trapped in some of the world’s most dangerous places—inside active war zones, under collapsing...
Veteran Writer Says FBI Visit Followed Her Criticism of Student Veterans of America Marine veteran writer Elizabeth Hartman says FBI visited her after she criticized Student Veterans of America leadership...
In UK, Veterans Age 65 Told to Prepare for War As the UK readies for possible military conflict, low numbers in the Armed Forces are pushing the British government to bring...
